diff --git a/midori/midori-view.c b/midori/midori-view.c
index a9d9ac0e..7738f618 100644
--- a/midori/midori-view.c
+++ b/midori/midori-view.c
@@ -768,7 +768,11 @@ static void
 midori_web_view_menu_new_tab_activate_cb (GtkWidget*  widget,
                                           MidoriView* view)
 {
-    g_signal_emit (view, signals[NEW_TAB], 0, view->link_uri,
+    gchar* uri = view->link_uri;
+
+    if (!uri)
+        uri = (gchar*)g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (widget), "uri");
+    g_signal_emit (view, signals[NEW_TAB], 0, uri,
         view->open_tabs_in_the_background);
 }